Nick Flor v. Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico — 10th Cir. (Jul 31, 2026)

No. 25-2112 Argued July 31, 2026 Published August 11, 2026; updated August 20, 2026

The Tenth Circuit hears Nick Flor versus the Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico. UNM suspended Flor, a tenured professor, for one year after finding that his communications with a graduate student violated its sexual-harassment policy. Flor will ask the court to revive his Title Nine sex-discrimination and procedural-due-process claims. He will argue that irregularities in the university's process could let a jury infer sex bias and that the process was constitutionally inadequate. The university will answer that the record shows no gender bias and that Flor received extensive process.

Nick Flor v. Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico (No. 25-2112) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, argued July 31, 2026.

Sources

Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/sites/ca10/files/oralarguments/25-2112.mp3

Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit:https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/oralargument/search-results?field_oa_hearing_date_value%5Bmin%5D%5Bdate%5D=07%2F31%2F2026&field_oa_hearing_date_value%5Bmax%5D%5Bdate%5D=07%2F31%2F2026

Argument calendar — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit:https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/sites/ca10/files/calendar/events/July_31_2026_Santa_Fe_NM_Final_Calendar.pdf

Title IX summary-judgment order — U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico:https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/new-mexico/nmdce/1%3A2020cv00027/441025/224/0.pdf

Procedural-due-process order — U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico:https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/new-mexico/nmdce/1%3A2020cv00027/441025/94/0.pdf

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